My lament exaclty. I detest texting.
When I get a text message from someone, I reply once with the requested info.
If I get a second text, I will not reply. If it's some sort of emergency, I will make the call.
If/when I am asked why I didn't respond, I simply reply, "If you have to text me more than once for information, just dial my number and use your language skills to get the job done in 1000% less time."
A conversation via text is ONLY an option for me if a phone call is inappropriate or impossible in my current surroundings.
Texting while driving is my personal pet peeve and should be a hangin' offense.
I with you on that. I was following a driver on a very curvy road and thought "That person is drunker than cooter brown". After about six or seven miles, I got caught next to her at a traffic light. She finally finished texting, put the cell phone on the other seat and drove normally the rest of the trip.